EpicEmu(Classic to Velious) now in open beta.

[Danyelle]

Originally Posted by Flunklesnarkin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

On another note, one aspect I never understood about P99 though is how its closed source.

My view on these emu projects is they should all be supporting each other in creating great content that caters to a variety of different likes/desires. Not trying to jam everybody into one server.

I can understand the fears about losing population.. but they have lost way more active players overtime just from the way the server is crowded at the top.


It also is kind of a philosophical thing too i suppose, I mean they are on one hand using as a basis for this server code that was written by Sony, then on the other hand saying nobody should have access to it but them.

More people working on servers means more people fixing code, modifying it, figuring out how it works and improving it in the different ways that the various interests want.

I think that velious server intends to release its source when it gets out of beta.

I do agree with this part 100%. It does kind irk me that they have gotten things working on here (corpses retaining illusions, items unequiped from npc corpses when looted, npc pets staying up when owner dies and having a loottable. And more) that still works on Live TODAY, and they keep it from the rest of the EQEmu community (which supports the server, and of which Rogean has a decent position in I might add) which doesn't have any of that working yet.

Not that I don't appreciate the devs and what they do. But seems kinda off that they would withhold that bit of the code. I can understand certain parts of it, I can also totally understand not releasing the database etc (which would enable someone to create a direct clone of P99 to compete etc) but to withhold tiny snippets of code and game functions like that? Why? Honestly from my perspective it implies they don't want to assist EQEmu in growth, or maybe even fetter it.